welcome to the potty (& counting to ten)

don't ask me how I could forget this in my recap! Anyway, we got K a potty seat that fits on the big toilet and he's tried it out a couple times but would barely sit on it for long. We decided to get a potty seat about a week ago that sits on the floor which made it easier for him to get on and off of. He hasn't been a big fan of it, until (hopefully) tonight. He sat on it in his diaper and we all counted to ten as he sat there. Then we took the diaper off and he sat on it and we counted again. He was probably on it for a minute or two total, but it's a lot better than before when he'd just cry! Oh, and he actually counted to ten! Yes, 10! It was fantastic! I would've made a video of it, however he was sitting on the potty and my son's bits don't need to be broadcast.

"circle"

i'll see your 2-word sentences and raise you 1-babelfish

even though i have become k's desired slapping companion, i do miss him today. well, i miss him every day that i'm at work but something's got to pay the bills. anyway, i've just been blown away by how much more we understand when he's talking to us. he has become very adept at two and three word sentences and will often repeat a new word over and over until he gets distracted by something new, usually a toy car. i'm grateful for the times when i know what he's trying to say and can respond back to him with an answer. it sure beats the "really?" and "um, hm" answers and nods when i can't quite make out what he's going for. i wonder if anyone else can understand him? i've always been amazed at how parents know what their toddler wants when all i hear is "sooo clkg, klkhshoi, andklk," seriously. clicks and whistles, man, clicks and whistles. LOL. i've found, though, that i still heavily rely on context. just the other morning he was fussing for "foo" and standing in the kitchen. somehow in the early, before-the-crack-of-dawn stupor that i was in, i managed to put the two together and figured out that he was hungry. i can't wait until everything he says is much more audible. then my brain won't have to work so hard. especially first thing in the morning.

back in the swing of things

so the past few days back at work have only mostly sucked. ehh, it's a job so... k has been learning new words lightening fast - moon, sinkee (stinky), mik (milk) are just a few that've come up. sometimes he says a word over and over all day and then as fast as he learned it, he "forgets" it. from what i've read, that's pretty normal. i just wonder where he's putting all these new words and when should i expect a full on verbal assault when he decides to use them all at once. other than that, we're just taking it one day at a time. i wish i had something amazing to share but for now all i can offer is this: (i'm wondering how this could possibly be comfortable?!)

and we're off!

K is learning new words lightening fast and has started to string together mini sentences. His latest is "daddy's phone" and you'll hear it around the 15 sec. mark. tomorrow we're heading to the grandparents for some more food debauchery and are just going to hang out and do.......well, whatever! it's will be nice. plus, I'll be on holiday for the rest of the week until 1/2/08! geez, it feels weird to be typing '08. anyway, have a good holiday everyone! see you on the flip side.